The loss of Carson Palmer in Week 10 due to a torn ACL sunk the Cardinals' playoff hopes last season. On the road to active status in Week 1, Palmers' health will likely determine the Cardinals' fate in 2015.

Usually the opponent of the Saints merits an automatic downgrade in the defensive rankings. But what do we make out of the Lions this week, given how they shut down the Packers at home earlier, the Saints' road numbers and Jimmy Graham's possible absence?